girl's name

Buna

  • Origin Seediq
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 810

Buna is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Buna is a name of Seediq origin.
  • Peaked in 1915, when 33 babies were given the name.
  • It is a recent arrival in the birth records.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1882.

Buna over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '20
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Births named Buna by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 30
1890s 80
1900s 96
1910s 232
1920s 194
1930s 94
1940s 32
1950s 10
2020s (to 2023) 12

How popular is Buna?

In 2023, Buna was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Buna is used

Canada #3,312 6 in 2024
England & Wales #5,522 4 in 2017
France #7,119 5 in 2021
United States #14,581 6 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Buna

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Buna also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Buna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Buna

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Buna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Buna

How popular is the name Buna?

In 2023, Buna was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Buna a girl's or a boy's name?

Buna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Buna most popular?

Buna peaked in 1915, when 33 babies were given the name. It is a recent arrival in the birth records.

Is Buna a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Buna currently ranks #3,312 in the United States. It is a recent arrival in the birth records. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.